Cable terminal



iSKpt. 25, 1928. l,65,625

D. BASCH CABLE Tsmum. J

med Jan. 51, 1928 Inventor: d David Bu ch by Wm His Abisornegthe wire shown in Fig. (i, using a hydraulic or similar press the jaws of which are connected to the secondaries of a high current low voltage transformer. In this case before compression a low melting point brazing matcrial which also serves as a scavenger for the copp r surfaces is distributed through each sector and on compression and heating this brazing material is melted and the result is a substantially solid end portion. A spacing member 14 is then used as in Figs. 2 and 3 and the process is continued as before described.

Due to the use of the brazing material on the sleeves 12 or as distributed among the wires of the sectors as shown in Fig. 6 an alloying action takes place between this brazing material, the wires lland the metal 22 as described with reference to Fig. 6 or between the brazingmaterial, wires 11, sleeves 12 and the metal 22 as described with reference to the method illustrated in Figs. 1 through 4. Similar alloying action takes place between the bar inserts which are tinned before casting, and the casting proper. 7

As before stated the cable may consist of any number of sectors, the process being the same as herein outlined with the exception that the spacing member 14 will be of a shape corresponding with the number of sectors used.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A table terminal comprising a plurality of spaced metallic plates secured in conductive relation to the cable by means of a connector cast around said cable and plates. v

2. A composite metal article comprising a plurality of strands of metal, said strands being divided into groups, a metallic plate and a member of cast metal surrounding 3111C]. joining said groups of strands and said p ate. I

3. A cable connector comprising a multiplicity of copper wires divided into a pluof copper plates rality of grou )s, a metallic spacer member separating sai groups of wires, a plurality and a member of cast copper sun-minding and joining said wires, spacer and plates.

4. A composite metal article comprising a plurality of strands of Wrought cupreous metal, said strands being divided into groups, a metallic spacer member a plurality of plates of cnpreous metal and a member of cast cupreous metal joining said strands and said plates.

5. A composite metal article comprising a plurality of connector divided into groups, a metallic spacing member for hold ing said groups in spaced relation, a plurality of perforated plates and a member of cast metal surrounding 'and joining said groups of connectors, said spacing member and said perforated plates.

6. A cable connector comprising a multiplicity of copper wires divided into a plurality of groups, a copper sleeve sweated (iii around each group of wires, a metallic member adapted to separate and space said groups, aplurality of copper plates and a member of cast copper surrounding and joining said sleeves, spacing member and plates.

7. The method of forming a terminal on the ends of a plurality of electrical conductors which consists in holdingsaid conductors iii-spaced relation with each other and with a plurality of terminal connector plates, and then casting a metallic member around the ends of the conductors and the ends of the connector plates.

8.The method of uniting a multiplicity of electrical conductors with a terminal connector plate which consists in compressing the ends of each group of conductors into a substantially solid form, maintaining said groups in spaced relation with each other, and casting around said spaced ends and said terminal plate a metallic member.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 30th dayof January, 1928.

' DAVID BASCH. 

